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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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